Bihar · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2010
Bhumendra Narayan Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party won the Goriakothi Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Bihar in the 2010 state assembly election, securing 42,533 votes (34.10% vote share). The runner-up was Indradeo Prasad (Rashtriya Janata Dal) with 28,512 votes.
A total of 22 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.
| Position | Candidate Name | Votes | Votes% | Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhumendra Narayan Singh | 42533 | 34.10% | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| 2 | Indradeo Prasad | 28512 | 22.80% | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| 3 | Satyadeo Prasad Singh | 11782 | 9.40% | Independent |
| 4 | Dharmendra Kr Verma | 10192 | 8.20% | Indian National Congress |
| 5 | Hanif Ansari | 5036 | 4.00% | Independent |
| 6 | Rakesh Mishra | 3781 | 3.00% | Independent |
| 7 | Prabhunath Sah | 2993 | 2.40% | Independent |
| 8 | Tarkeshwar Yadav | 2757 | 2.20% | Communist Party Of India |
| 9 | Hemant Kumar Singh | 2082 | 1.70% | Independent |
| 10 | Zulfaquar Ali | 2076 | 1.70% | Bahujan Samaj Party |
| 11 | Ramayan Singh | 1701 | 1.40% | Loktantrik Samata Dal |
| 12 | Renu Yadav | 1447 | 1.20% | Independent |
| 13 | Manoj Kumar Singh | 1430 | 1.20% | Nationalist Congress Party |
| 14 | Sujit Subhani | 1428 | 1.10% | Communist Party Of India (MARXIST-LENINIST) (LIBERATION) |
| 15 | Ramayodhya Bhakta | 1336 | 1.10% | Independent |
| 16 | Chaturgun Prasad Chauhan | 1249 | 1.00% | Janvadi Party (Socialist) |
| 17 | Surendra Singh Yadav | 1002 | 0.80% | Samajwadi Party |
| 18 | Jagadish Singh | 912 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 19 | Pawan Prasad | 868 | 0.70% | Independent |
| 20 | Muni Mangal Deo Shastri | 682 | 0.60% | Bharat Mangalam Parishad |
| 21 | Tribhuwan Ram | 571 | 0.50% | Smast Bhartiya Party |
| 22 | Rajkishore Tiwari | 502 | 0.40% | Jai Maha Bharath Party |
The Goriakothi constituency is part of the Bihar Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2010 Assembly election, 22 candidates contested for this seat. Bhumendra Narayan Singh (Bharatiya Janata Party) emerged as the winner securing 42,533 votes.
State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.
How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.